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Release Of One Fused Skull Seam In A Baby

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 61550

Surgery on an infant whose skull bones have knitted together too early along a single seam, which stops the head growing evenly and distorts its shape. A strip of bone along that seam is removed so the skull can expand again as the brain grows.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Release Of One Fused Skull Seam In A Baby cost?

$2,951

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,951 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,951$2,455 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$1,148 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $19,055Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $4,786
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,288professional $2,951

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Alaska than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Wyoming· 3rd of 51

$2,951

AK $5,012UT $891

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.